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Nash County

North Carolina · 99,365 residents (2025 est.) · 540 sq mi
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With 96,216 people, Nash County is a county in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $191,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 4%. Median rent is $953 a month. Median household income is $62,426, under the $82,259 national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
96,216
+10%since 2000
from 87,420 in 2000
99,365 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
178 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 172 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.5
+14%since 2000
from 36.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
540 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
75K81K86K92K98K19902000201020202024Nash County
202496K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(5,514)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(5,758)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(6,031)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(5,970)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(5,619)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.3%(11,807)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(11,149)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(12,259)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414%(13,486)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.9%(11,453)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(4,939)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(2,231)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$62,426
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,147 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,344
+87%since 2000
from $18,863 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.1%
+17.6 ptssince 2009
from 24.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 13.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.452
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.452 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade18.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$191,000
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$953
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $494 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.6%
−4.2 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
36.4% rent
Vacancy rate
11.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.43 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.4%
−8.0 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+13%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
26
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic61%(53,326)
Black33.8%(29,505)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(2,939)
Asian0.5%(477)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic46.3%(44,504)
Black40.1%(38,539)
Hispanic / Latino8.2%(7,925)
Asian1%(982)
Other4.4%(4,266)
Diversity Score
77
+14%since 2009
from 67 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
−4%since 2020
from 27 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.6%(5,426)
Puerto Rican0.8%(748)
Honduran0.5%(450)
Cuban0.3%(269)
Colombian0.2%(190)
Peruvian0.2%(177)
Nicaraguan0.1%(114)
Spaniard0.1%(67)
Chilean0%(46)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.3%(322)
Pakistani0.2%(209)
Filipino0.2%(182)
Chinese0.1%(133)
Korean0.1%(57)
Vietnamese0.1%(55)
Japanese0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.3%(326)
Ancestry
English15%(14,480)
American7.1%(6,829)
German4%(3,862)
Irish3.8%(3,685)
Italian1.2%(1,163)
Arab0.9%(886)
French0.9%(857)
Scottish0.8%(800)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(562)
Palestinian0.5%(434)
Dutch0.4%(424)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian0.4%(369)
West Indian0.4%(343)
Swedish0.4%(339)
Moroccan0.4%(338)
Norwegian0.3%(319)
Polish0.3%(272)
British0.3%(257)
Haitian0.2%(150)
Hungarian0.1%(143)
Welsh0.1%(87)
Jamaican0.1%(72)
Swiss0.1%(52)
Danish0%(48)
Ukrainian0%(37)
Jordanian0%(30)
Croatian0%(30)
Slovak0%(28)
Canadian0%(19)
Russian0%(14)
Belgian0%(8)
Syrian0%(6)
Czech0%(6)
Greek0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
22.1%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 17.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.1%
+11.5 ptssince 2000
from 75.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 4.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.7 min
+59%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.6%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 84.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.6%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−5.5 ptssince 2011
from 10.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 63.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
Female
51.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
Foreign born
4.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.7%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2012
from 15.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.4%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
84.7%
+16.0 ptssince 2017
from 68.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.9%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.9%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2016
from 93.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2016
from 5.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.8%(14,277)
Married48.7%(18,352)
Widowed3.3%(1,234)
Divorced10.2%(3,859)
Women 15+
Never married33%(13,584)
Married44.3%(18,236)
Widowed9.8%(4,043)
Divorced12.9%(5,328)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.4%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 49.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 22.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 2.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 63.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 41.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.8%(1,086)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(1,535)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(2,311)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(300)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(26)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,784 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Nash County, North Carolina?

Nash County, North Carolina has about 96,216 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Nash County, North Carolina?

The typical household in Nash County, North Carolina earns about $62,426 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nash County, North Carolina expensive?

In Nash County, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $191,000, and the typical rent is about $953 a month.

How educated are people in Nash County, North Carolina?

About 22.1% of adults age 25 and over in Nash County, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nash County, North Carolina?

About 11.8% of people in Nash County, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nash County, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Nash County, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 19,539 residents, a change of about 25 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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